Application of the TIR Convention in and with the European Community Metaxa-Mariatou Helen Directorate General of Customs & Excise of Greece 19 th Division of customs procedures and formalities Head of Section B Movement of Goods and Passengers Regional TIR Seminar SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
LEGISLATION TIR Convention, 1975 (UNECE Handbook) Community Customs Code (Regulation 2913/92) Implementing Provisions of the Community Customs Code (Regulation 2454/93) TIR Convention consolidated (OJ L 165/2009) TIR Manual-TAXUD/1873/2007 EN Rev.5 Working Document Regional TIR Seminar-SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
New Computerized Transit System/TIR The TIR procedure is computerized in EU since 1-1-2009 The holder of the TIR Carnet has the obligation to lodge to the customs office of departure/ entry the TIR data electronically Regulation 1192/2008 (L.328/6-12-2008) Regional TIR Seminar-SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) system According to Regulation 312/2009 (OJ L98/17-4-2009) as from 1 st July 2009: Economic operators and other persons in their relations with the customs authorities need to use an EORI number EORI number is assigned once and is valid throughout the European Community Economic operators not established in the EU customs territory also need to apply for an EORI number Regional TIR Seminar-SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) system (cont d) With regard to opening TIR operations in the Community, the TIR holder will include the EORI number in the electronic TIR data to be lodged in NCTS and in the TIR Carnet in box 4 of the Vouchers nos 1 and 2 used for the TIR operation in the Community Regional TIR Seminar-SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Safety and Security amendment According to Regulations 648/2005 (OJ L 117, 4-5-2005)and 1875/2006 (OJ L 360, 19-12-2006): Traders must provide customs authorities with information on goods prior to import to or export from the European union in electronic form and within certain deadlines Regional TIR Seminar-SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Safety and Security amendment (Cont d) In order not to delay consignments pending the results of the risk analysis and to allow carriers to concentrate all the information in a single customs office the Security &Safety risk analysis WILL be carried out BEFORE the arrival of the goods in the EU. The security data (as contained in annex 30A to Regulation 1875) MUST be sent electronically by traders with the possibility of exchanging this information between Member States administrations. Regional TIR Seminar- SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Safety and Security amendment (Cont d) Entry into the Community TIR Carnet holders have the option to: combine the advance declaration prior to entering the Community (the Entry Summary Declaration ENS) with the transit declaration or lodge the declarations separately In both cases the security data of Annex 30A of Reg. 2454/93 as amended, must be provided electronically at least one hour prior to arrival at the customs office of entry in the customs territory of the Community. Regional Seminar- SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Safety and Security amendment (Cont d) Exit from the Community The TIR holders must combine the advance declaration prior to leaving the Community (the Exit Summary Declaration EXS) with the export declaration required for goods leaving the Community. The transit declaration (TIR data) will not contain the security data of Annex 30A. Regional Seminar- SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Safety and Security amendment (Cont d) When a TIR transport is carried out between two parts of the customs territory of the Community via a third country (other than Switzerland or Norway) without exportation of the goods (without export declaration), the security data of Annex 30A must be included in the transit declaration in NCTS within the deadline, for road transport, which is at least one hour prior to departure from the customs office of exit in the customs territory of the Community. Regional Seminar- SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
Application of the TIR Convention in and with the European Community ANY QUESTIONS?? Regional Seminar- SARAJEVO 29-30 March 2011
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